Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Operation
Vehicle care
Hand-wash
Do not use hot water or wash your vehicle
in direct sunlight.
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Only use a mild car wash detergent,
such as Mercedes-Benz approved Car
Shampoo.
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Thoroughly spray the vehicle with a dif-
fused jet of water.
Direct only a very weak spray towards
the ventilation intake.
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Use plenty of water and rinse the
sponge and chamois frequently.
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Rinse with clean water and thoroughly
dry with a chamois.
Do not allow cleaning agents to dry on
the finish.
Automatic car wash
You can have your car washed in an auto-
matic car wash from the start. Automatic
car washes without brushes are prefera-
ble.
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To protect the filter system, switch the
automatic climate control to air recir-
culation mode (
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it be-
fore running it through the automatic car
wash.
Ornamental moldings
For regular cleaning and care of ornamen-
tal moldings, use a damp cloth.
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Do not use scouring agents on these parts.
Never apply strong force and only use a soft,
non-scratching cloth when cleaning the vehicle.
Do not attempt to wipe the surface with a dry
cloth or sponge.
Otherwise you may scratch or damage the paint.
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Do not clean your vehicle in an automatic
touchless car wash which uses caustic spray.
Otherwise the caustic spray will damage the
paint or ornamental moldings.
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Make sure that the windshield wiper switch
is set to 0 (
page 57). Otherwise, e.g. the rain
sensor could activate and cause the wipers to
move unintentionally. This may lead to vehicle
damage.
Due to the width of the vehicle, fold in exterior
rear view mirrors prior to running the vehicle
through an automatic car wash to prevent dam-
age to the mirrors.
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After running the vehicle through an auto-
matic car wash, wipe any wax off of the wind-
shield (
page 337). This will prevent smears
and reduce wiping noise which can be caused by
residual wax on the windshield.
When leaving the car wash, make sure that the
mirrors are folded out. Otherwise they may vi-
brate.
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Do not use chrome cleaner on ornamental
moldings. Although ornamental moldings may
have chrome appearance, they could be made of
anodized aluminum that will be damaged when
cleaned with chrome cleaner. Instead, use a
damp cloth to clean those ornamental moldings.
For very dirty ornamental moldings of which you
are sure are chrome-plated, use a chrome clean-
er. If in doubt whether an ornamental molding is
chrome-plated, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.